Boca Juniors and River Plate disappointed again with opaque performances in the goalless draws against Rosario Central and Arsenal, in the matches played this Wednesday for the fourteenth date of the Professional League-2022 of the first division of Argentine soccer.
In the Bombonera, and in a duel with missed penalties, Boca resigned to a 0-0 frustrating against Rosario Central led by Carlos Tevez, one of the great idols of the xeneize club, who was applauded in his first step by the club in which he left his mark, now as a new coach of the Rosario team.
As it happened in several games, Boca played badly the first half, in which a youthful Central dominated him widely and could have scored with a penalty kick by the Peruvian Luis Advíncula, but Agustín Rossi (15), an expert in tackling from eleven meters, stopped the shot of his colleague Gaspar Servio .
Before the end of the first part, Boca would have an unbeatable opportunity with another penalty at the request of the VAR, but Servio recovered and saved Guillermo Pol Fernández’s shot (45+9), while in an inconsequential second half the best thing was a right hand from Colombian Sebastián Villa that shook Rosario’s crossbar.
“It’s good to help the team, but we’re having a difficult time in the game,” Rossi accepted, one of the few Boca players highly applauded by the fans. “We try to do our best, and we still don’t see what we are training for, but we have to continue on this path,” he added.
Boca did not have Peruvian defender Carlos Zambrano or striker Darío Benedetto in this match. both suspended by the xeneize club itself after fighting in the locker room during the goalless draw against Racing last Sunday.
River’s performance was not good either, that he needed to win to shorten distances with the leader Atlético Tucumán, but he barely reaped a meager 0-0 in his visit to Arsenal, which closed all the roads effectively and once again exposed the ups and downs of Marcelo Gallardo’s team, which came from exciting with a win over Newell’s (4-1).
With 22 points, River does not finish putting on the candidate suitin a campaign with various potholes in performance and results, which for now leaves him seven units behind the only leader.
Precisely, Atlético Tucumán (29) remained the leader beyond drawing 0-0 as a visitor with Tigre, who put up a firm resistance, although the Dean was the one that came closest to taking the three points.
The equality of the albiceleste opens the door to the escort Gimnasia (25), that this Thursday will visit Unión with the premise of winning to be just one point from first place.
In the first match of the day, Newell’s cut the losing streak and took advantage of the sunken Lanús, whom they beat 2-0 at home with goals from Franco Ortellado (26, against) and Guillermo Balzi (43).
These are the results of the date 14 of the League:
-Tuesday:
Sarmiento-Godoy Cruz 1-2
Central Córdoba-Colón 3-0
San Lorenzo-Platense 2-0
Independent-Hurricane 1-1
-Wednesday:
Newell’s Old Boys-Lanus 2-0
Tigre-Athletic Tucumán 0-0
Arsenal 0-0 River
Boca-Rosario Central 0-0
-Thursday:
Barracas C.-Defense and Justice
Aldosivi-Velez
Union-Gymnastics and Fencing
Workshops-Patronage
Argentines-Students
Banfield-Racing
